Poem-a-Day

Poem-a-Day is the original, daily poetry series featuring new poems by today’s poets. Produced by the Academy of American Poets, this free digital series is made possible by you, our readers and listeners. Theme music by Kat Rejsek. Audio engineering by Genevieve Shubeck. Learn more about Poem-a-Day and, if you can, please consider supporting this series by making a gift at poets.org/give.

Books
1126
Ibn al-Fāriḍ: from the "Khamriyyah"
5 min
1127
Wallada bint al-Mustakfi: "[When you told us ou...
3 min
1128
Diane Seuss: "Folk Song"
6 min
1129
Tiana Clark: "After the Reading"
3 min
1130
José Olivarez: "yes the business folk"
3 min
1131
Paul Tran: "Taurus Sun, Cancer Moon, Scorpio Ri...
5 min
1132
Jennifer L. Knox: "Prayer of the Shy Forest"
2 min
1133
Imruʾ al-Qais: from "The Ode of Ímr el Káis"
4 min
1134
Edna K. Saloomey: "My Lebanon"
3 min
1135
Carl Phillips: "Western Edge"
2 min
1136
Dana Levin: "Dream Nest"
2 min
1137
Molly McCully Brown: "Virginia, Autumn"
3 min
1138
Dorianne Laux: "I Dare You"
4 min
1139
Victoria Chang: "Grass, 1967"
3 min
1140
Kahlil Gibran: "Youth and Age"
6 min
1141
al-Khansāʾ: "[When night draws on, remembering ...
3 min
1142
Guest Editor Interview: April 2023 Guest Editor...
10 min
1143
Danez Smith: "anti poetica"
3 min
1144
Jane Huffman: "On Moving"
2 min
1145
Lisa Olstein: "Horse"
2 min
1146
Dana Roeser: "Mouth"
3 min
1147
Virginia Konchan: "Ubi Sunt"
3 min
1148
Toru Dutt: "Our Casuarina Tree"
5 min
1149
Alice Meynell: "To a Daisy"
3 min
1150
Gail Wronsky: "The Moon Is in Labor"
2 min